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Advanced Simulation and Digital Technologies in Women’s Health and Medical Training

edited by

Aida Petca

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: immersive technologies; digital health; virtual reality; augmented reality; simulation-based training; women’ s health; obstetrics; gynecology; medical education; telemedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Low-Power Integrated Circuit Designs and Applications

edited by Shushan Qiao and

Vijay Sood

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: subthreshold circuits; low-voltage circuits; computing-in-memory; integrated sensing and computation; AVFS; EDA; low-power algorithms; low-power processors; AI chips; low-power systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Adsorption and Membrane Processes for Water Treatment

edited by

Angelica Marquetotti Salcedo Vieira

and

Marcelo Fernandes Vieira

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: refractory pollutant; integrated technologies; environmental sustainability; surface modification; advanced processes; material rationalization; adsorptive membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Application of Optomechatronic Technologies in Ocean Observation

edited by Hangzhou Wang and Hui Huang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: optomechatronics; ocean observation; sea ice observation; optical sensing; oceanographic instrumentation; real-time data analytics; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Science and Engineering)

Advanced Digital Systems and Their Applications in Innovation, Emerging Technologies and Strategic Approaches

edited by

Ioanna Giannoukou

and

Spyros Sioutas

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced digital systems; emerging technologies; digital transformation; innovation management; strategic approaches; artificial intelligence (AI); internet of things (IoT); digital innovation; technology strategies; smart systems and applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Environmental Monitoring and Analysis: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Goncalo Jesus

and

Alberto Carlos Azevedo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring systems; data quality and uncertainty; smart sensing and real-time observation; AI and machine learning in environmental analysis; digital twins and decision support; sensor networks and interoperability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Computer Vision and Deep Learning in Clinical Neuroscience: Methods, Applications and Future Directions

edited by Maximilian Friedrich and

Jane E. Alty

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; neurology; psychiatry; movement science; clinical applications; symptom quantification; video analysis; medical AI; translational neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Wood Biorefinery: New Applications and New Products

edited by

María Ángeles Cancela Carral

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; clean technology; bioproduct; biomaterial; bioenergy; biorefinery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical Signal Processing: Methods and Applications

edited by

Juan Pablo Amezquita-Sánchez

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical signal processing; medical image analysis; multimodal learning; deep learning in healthcare; explainable AI; uncertainty quantification; domain adaptation; data augmentation (generative models); real-time edge AI; clinical decision support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Display-Based Optical Wireless Communication for IoT and 6G

edited by

Sung-Yoon Jung

Pankaj Singh

and

Byungwook Kim

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: visible light communication (VLC); visual MIMO; screen– camera communication; optical camera communication (OCC); display-based optical wireless transmission; 6G; Internet of Things (IoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Emerging Techniques in Wireless Network Analysis and Optimization

edited by

Adriana Lipovac

and

Gerald K. Ijemaru

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networks; physical layer measurements; wireless performance analysis; radio network optimization; wireless communications; resource management; intelligent systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Advanced Nanoporous Materials and Membrane Technologies for Separation Applications

edited by

Yanan Huang

and

Jianming Pan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesoporous materials; hybrid membrane; ion-selective; molecular separation; gas separation; porous nanomaterials; functional interfaces; adsorption and diffusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Advances in Material Wear Mechanisms and Modeling

edited by

Egidijus Katinas

, Rostislav Chotěborský and

Michal Petrů

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface modelling; wear diagnostic tools; wear modelling and validation; coatings; hardfacing; wear mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Machine Learning and AI for Security in Optical Communication Systems

edited by

Pantea Nadimi Goki

and

Giovanni Serafino

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical layer security; attacks; identification; authentication; optical communication networks; machine learning; artificial intelligence; trustworthiness; monitoring; privacy; integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

AI-Driven Innovations in Data Science and HCI

edited by Moonkyoung Jang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven data science; human– computer interaction; machine learning and deep learning; intelligent user interfaces; generative AI and conversational agents; data visualization and analytics; human-centered AI design; interactive and adaptive systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Data Privacy Preserving for Multimedia Systems

edited by

Min Cao

and Mang Ye

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: privacy-preserving video analysis; multimodal learning; federated learning; cross-modal retrieval

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Analytical Techniques for Pigment and Binder Characterization

edited by

Giulia Germinario

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigment characterization; binder analysis; pigment– binder interactions; advanced analytical techniques; non-destructive methods; high-resolution techniques; chemometrics and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)

Advances in Innovative Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Milda Jucienė

and

Vaida Dobilaite

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; construction products; durability; composite materials; waste; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Approaches and Challenges in Nuclear Fusion Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simone Minucci

and

Alessandro Lampasi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear fusion; high-current and high-voltage power supplies; pulsed loads; energy storage; electromechanical and thermomechanical analysis; power conversion system in nuclear fusion facilities; nuclear and real-time diagnostics; neutronics; cooling systems; manufacturing processes for nuclear fusion; multiphysics analyses; superconductivity; artificial intelligence and machine learning; power exhaust

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Collaboration of Cloud and Edge Computing and Application

edited by Zhigao Zheng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud-edge collaboration; graph neural networks; high-performance computing; resource allocation; energy management; reinforcement learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advances in Vision-Based 3D Reconstruction

edited by

Florent Poux

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; SLAM; photogrammetry; foundation models; 3D Gaussian Splatting; point cloud processing; semantic reconstruction; agentic AI; structure-from-motion; neural scene representations; vision-language models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advancements in Organic Aquaculture: Productivity, Sustainability, and Food Security

edited by

Styliani Minoudi

, Elisavet Kaitetzidou and

Efthimia Antonopoulou

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic aquaculture; sustainable production; aquaculture technology; food security; feed optimization; water quality; disease management; environmental impact; life cycle assessment; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Research on Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Horticultural Crops

edited by Aziz Akkak and

Concetta Lotti

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; genetic diversity; underutilized species; molecular markers; gene banks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)

Low-Power IC Design for Efficient AI

edited by

Anindita Paul

and

Jaime Ramirez-Angulo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-power; integrated circuit; design techniques; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Research on the Structure and Properties of Alloy Materials

edited by

Edwan Anderson Ariza Echeverri

, José Wilmar Calderón-Hernández and

Andre Paulo Tschiptschin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure and microstructure evolution; alloy design; mechanical; physical; and chemical properties; electrochemical behaviour; phase transformations; heat treatments; surface engineering; structural characterization; innovative and advanced materials; tribology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Cross-Scale Cracks in Rock Mass Under Multi-Phase and Multi-Field Coupling: 2nd Edition

edited by

Bin Gong

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractured rock mass; discrete fracture network; hydraulic fracturing; freeze– thaw cycle; thermal cracking; hydrocarbon reservoir; physical experiment; numerical simulation; in situ monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Machine Learning and Computer Methods for Advancing Forest Sciences

edited by

Alexandre Dos Santos

and

Szymon Bijak

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; forest pest detection; precision forestry; UAV; LiDAR; SAR; computer vision; geospatial analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)

Content Recommendation Powered by Language Models

edited by Alberto Gil Solla,

Yolanda Blanco Fernández

and

José Carlos López Ardao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: LLMs for recommendation; LLM-based personalization; semantic representation learning; item and user embeddings; prompt engineering and alignment; retrieval-augmented recommendation (RAG); cold-start problem mitigation; explainable and transparent recommendations; scalable and efficient inference for RS; multimodal content recommendation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Virtual Reality, 3D Technology and Additive Manufacturing in Sustainable Design and Production

edited by

Fabio Salmeri

and

Felice Sfravara

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality (VR); 3D technologies; additive manufacturing (AM); sustainable design; sustainable production; life cycle assessment (LCA); digital twins; environmental impact; resource efficiency; Industry 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Innovations in Optical Materials: Properties, Applications and Devices

edited by

Andika Asyuda

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical materials; nanotechnology; optoelectronics; perovskites; photovoltaics; optoelectronic devices; photonic crystal; nanowire; quantum dot; 2D-material; laser-induced nucleation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Dependable AI System Engineering

edited by

Ali G. Hessami

and Keeley Crockett

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: dependability; trustworthiness; AI; reliability; safety; security; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advances in Machine Vision for Industry and Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dimitris Ziouzios

Michalis Vrigkas

and

Minas Dasygenis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; precision agriculture; recycling; agrobots; Industry 4.0; smart systems; vision algorithms; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery Systems: Latest Advances and Applications

edited by

Le Thi Nhu Ngoc

and

Vinh Van Tran

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; targeted delivery; controlled release; nanomedicine; stimuli-responsive systems; biomedical applications; drug delivery technologies; translational nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Biomechanical Analysis in Bioengineering: New Trends and Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cristina Curreli

, Pierpaolo Palumbo and

Antonino Amedeo La Mattina

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioengineering; data analysis; computational biomechanics; experimental biomechanics; personalised medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

The Application of Digital Technology in Education, 2nd Edition

edited by

Linda Daniela

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; technology-enhanced learning; digital learning solutions; smart pedagogy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Technologies for Digital Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction

edited by

Corina Marilena Cristache

and

Ionut Gabriel Ghionea

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital dentistry; oral and maxillofacial reconstruction; CAD/CAM; 3D printing; artificial intelligence; virtual surgical planning; patient-specific implants; guided surgery; biomaterials; tissue engineering; cone-beam computed tomography; digital workflow; bioprinting; smart biomaterials; finite element analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

Advanced Collaborative Operation Control for Distribution Networks and Power Grids

edited by

Hao Yu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: collaborative control; distribution networks; grid optimization; renewable energy integration; grid intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Spectroscopic Technologies for Nano- and Micro-Fabrication of Materials

edited by Francesca Torrini and

Caterina Credi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: fabrication; spectroscopic technologies; additive manufacturing; single-photon technologies; two-photon technologies; 3D printing; printed electrodes; biomaterials; optics; cell-laden constructs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Brain-Inspired Computing for Intelligent Networking and Mobile Communications

edited by

Raúl Parada

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: spiking neural networks (SNNs); reservoir computing (RC); echo state networks (ESN); liquid state machines (LSM); open RAN (O-RAN); neuromorphic networking; edge intelligence; cognitive wireless systems; 6G networks; adaptive communication; architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Industrial Applications

edited by

Miguel S. E. Martins

and

Susana Vieira

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data; industrial applications; data analytics; predictive modeling; deep learning applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Artificial Intelligence in Complex Networks: 3rd Edition

edited by

Xiaoyang Liu

and

Giacomo Fiumara

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: maximum likelihood; artificial intelligence methods in complex networks; artificial intelligence methods in criminal networks; community detection network; mining methods for the analysis of network structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Artificial Neural Network Applications in Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hong Fu

and

Tse-Tin Chan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural network; neural network; pattern recognition; machine learning; image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

The Transition Toward Clean Energy Production 2026

edited by

Angelo Algieri

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean production; energy efficiency; energy supply security; greenhouse gas emissions; optimization; renewable sources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)

Artificial Intelligence and Biological Signal Processing Techniques for Medical Support

edited by Takahiro Emoto

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological signal processing; artificial intelligence; medical signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Research Advances in AI-Driven Robotics and Automation

edited by

Alexandru Tugui

and

Adrian Iftene

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven robotics; robotics and intelligent automation; industrial and medical robotics; surgical robotics; rehabilitation and assistive robots; human– robot collaboration; cobots; smart manufacturing and Healthcare 4.0; Industry 4.0; Medical IoT (MIoT); machine vision and medical imaging; quality inspection and clinical quality assurance; defect detection and anomaly detection; 3D perception; multimodal sensor fusion; reinforcement learning; imitation learning; learning-based control; edge AI; real-time robotics; wearable and embedded robotic systems; predictive maintenance and system health monitoring; safety-critical and trustworthy AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Recent Advances in Deep Learning for Vision and Multimodal Systems

edited by Samuel Cheng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; computer vision; multimodal learning; vision-language models; applied AI systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Simulation and Analysis of Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer, and Mass Transfer

edited by Ke Li and

Huizhu Yang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); heat transfer; mass transfer; numerical simulation; multi-physics modeling; transport phenomena; energy; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Algal Biotechnology for Bioproducts and Food Applications

edited by

Leonel Pereira

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: algal bioproducts; functional food ingredients; microalgae and macroalgae; bioactive compounds; sustainable biotechnology; algal cultivation and processing; circular bioeconomy; nutraceutical applications; algal biomass valorization; food innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

New Sustainable Technologies Applied to Dairy

edited by

João Dias

and

Nuno Alvarenga

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; machine learning; clean energy; sustainability; renewables

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Advanced Concrete Technology and Applications in Construction Engineering, 3rd Edition

edited by

Weichung Yeih

and

Maochieh Chi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon emission; pervious concrete; sustainability; durability; high performance concrete; high performance grout; self-compacting concrete; geopolymer; 3D-printed concrete; artificial intelligence; health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

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